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GRAYLING — A four-week youth archery league begins Saturday at Hanson Hills Recreation Area in Grayling. The league is open to archers ages 10-16. Archers must bring their own equipment (no broadheads or crossbows are allowed). Archers will shoot on a 20-yard regulation archery course recognized by the Michigan Archery Association and National Field Archery Association. The range is inside Hanson Hills’ archery Quonset hut. “It’s set up like a competition among shooters but with not much emphasis,” said organizer Mike Sovawski.

GRAYLING ? Imagine nearly 160 competitors paddling 120 miles nonstop down one of the longest rivers in North America. Throw in cold water, stumps, six portages and a homogenoeus mixture of fog weaved into the dark night. All these obstacles and more become reality for canoeists entering today?s Weyerhaeuser AuSable River Canoe Marathon, the 60th annual running of the Grayling-to-Oscoda race. ?It?s Grayling?s signature event,? said Tim Zigila, president of the Crawford County Chamber of Commerce.

GRAYLING —A Thursday news release from the office of Crawford County Sheriff Kirk Wakefield reported Grayling City Manager David A. Thayer was arrested Thursday on a 24-count misdemeanor warrant of disseminating confidential information to a member of the public without permission to do so. Wakefield said the arrest is the result of a two-month investigation into several alleged violations of the Social Security Number Privacy Act laws....

GRAYLING —The first in a series of Huron Pines’ brown bag luncheons will take place Thursday, Feb. 17, with the topic of watershed management plans. The luncheon will run from noon to 1 p.m. in the conference room of Huron Pines, 501 Norway St., in Grayling. Huron Pines program director Lisha Ramsdell will discuss watershed management plans and why some projects and areas receive more attention and funding than others. From completing resource inventories and documenting pollution problems to working with stakeholders to implement solutions, watershed projects coordinated through Huron Pines are based on taking an action-oriented approach.

LANSING — State Sen. Tony Stamas, R-Midland, has announced he will conduct office hours in the district on Friday, Jan. 29. The office hours are open to residents to express their opinions or request assistance with a state issue. Stamas will be in the following locations that day: • Grayling, noon-1:30 p.m., Crawford County Courthouse, Riverside Room, 200 W. Michigan Ave. • Gaylord, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m., Gaylord City Hall, small conference room, 305 E. Main St. For more information, call Stamas’ office toll-free at 1-866-305-2136.

CHARLEVOIX — Anna Moon doubled in the the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning of the nightcap as the Rayders completed a Lake Michigan Conference sweep. The Rayders, 6-4 overall and in the league, scored both runs in the bottom of the sixth as Katie Hybl led off with a single, moved to second on a Maddie Zimmerman bunt, and scored on a Hannah Hybl single to tie it 1-1. Moon then delivered the game-winning hit. Kristen Mielke struck out six and walked two for the win. Katie Hybl also doubled for the Rayders.

GRAYLING — Lake State Railway (LSR) will reimburse state and local agencies $266,635 for costs and damages stemming from the Four Mile Fire which began along its tracks in April 2008. The Saginaw-based rail company pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges of operating its engines without spark arrestors in Crawford and Arenac counties. In return, two felony counts of setting fire to forest lands were dropped. A separate civil case involving additional private property damage is still pending in Crawford County.

HARRISON ? A season?s worth of hard work was rewarded Wednesday for the Grayling girls basketball team with a 49-27 win at Harrison. ?We?ve worked so hard this season, it is nice to see them get this win,? said Grayling coach Kelly Sheehan. ?As a team they really came together.? Laura Boylan led the Vikings (1-8) with 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Sam Schreiber added 10 points and five steals while Alyssay Lewis had six points. Annie Melroy had four assists, Rachel Doremire three and Tiffany Davis six rebounds.